Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2015. Vol. 23, no. 5, 123–152
doi:10.17759/cpp.2015230507
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)
Religious and Spiritual Coping. An Overview of the Western Studies
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Keywords: spiritual coping, religious coping, spiritual struggle, psychology of religion, psychology of experiencing, coping behavior
Journal rubric: Psychology of Faith, Christian Psychology and Psychotherapy
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2015230507
For citation: Shankov F.M. Religious and Spiritual Coping. An Overview of the Western Studies. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2015. Vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 123–152. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2015230507. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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